Que signifie shadow en anglais?

Vous pouvez apprendre la prononciation, la grammaire et les synonymes de shadow dans ce dictionnaire anglais faisant autorité.

shadow Signification, définition

0 a dark area produced when light is behind an object -- ombre
- a cat chasing its shadow un chat courantaprès son ombre
- They hid in the shadows of the alley. Ils se sont cachés dans les ombres de l’allée.
1 with complete certainty -- sans l’ombre d’un doute
- The evidence proves her guilt beyond a shadow of a doubt. Les preuves prouvent sa culpabilité sans l’ombre d’un doute.
2 strongly influenced or limited by -- dans l’ombre de
- a child growing up in the shadow of racism un enfant grandissant dans l’ombre du racisme
- always in his older brother’s shadow toujours dans l’ombre de son grand frère
3 (a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light -- ombre
- We are in the shadow of that building.
4 (in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light -- obscurité
- The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.
5 a dark patch or area -- cerne
- You look tired – there are shadows under your eyes.
6 a very slight amount -- ombre (de)
- There’s not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.
7 to hide or darken with shadow -- ombrager qqch
- A broad hat shadowed her face.
8 to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc -- filer qqn
- We shadowed him for a week.

You need to inherit some of the momentum of your predecessor, without being caught in its shadow.
It will not be affected by any shadow.
Two types of consideration cast a serious shadow, however, over the scientific rigour and objectivity of this analysis.
It is the reflection or shadow of the economy, not the economy itself.
But the shadow is still there.
No-one will mourn the final shipwreck of a text that went from concession to surrender, ending up as little more than the shadow of a common policy.